Having finally hung up on the Admiral Sengoku's interrogation Den Den Mushi, Ortolan's gaze towards Fisher Tiger was somewhat dangerous.
However, after a moment, he shook his head helplessly and said, "Boss Fisher Tiger, if you were my subordinate, you would never eat three dishes in your life, and you would never wear the rank of general on your shoulder."
Fisher Tiger scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly and said, "Sorry, sorry..."
"Where's Dragon?" Rayleigh asked casually when he didn't see Dragon in the room.
"He took his Revolutionary Army to dig tunnels in the Red Line, "Ortolan said. "He probably doesn't trust me and is afraid that I will wipe out his Revolutionary Army as well."
It's normal that Dragon doesn't trust Ortolan. Since Ortolan arranged the entire plan, Dragon couldn't be completely at ease. So, after Mori arrived at Sabaody Archipelago, Dragon took him directly to the Red Line to dig a tunnel.
With Mori's abilities, he could create a temporary secret space on the Red Line. If anything went wrong during the burning of Mary Geoise, the Revolutionary Army could quickly evacuate to the Red Line and then calmly leave the scene.
Rayleigh didn't see anything wrong with what he said. If Dragon was so simple-minded and believed everything he was told, then the Revolutionary Army would have no future and probably wouldn't last long. Such suspicion and deep thinking are actually the qualities of an excellent leader for an organization.
Without dwelling on Dragon's problem, Rayleigh pointed to Shiki on the ground and asked, "So why did you insist we bring him here?"
As he said this, Rayleigh plopped down on the sofa, reached for the fruit on the coffee table, and complained, "Speaking of which, why did you buy so much fruit? Are you having a celebration party now?"
Indeed, the table was now laden with all sorts of fruit. Just as Rayleigh reached out his hand, Ortolan slapped it away, saying, "Don't eat it, I'm using it for experiments..."
"What experiment?" Rayleigh asked, puzzled.
"According to rumors, if there are plenty of suitable fruits nearby, killing Devil Fruit user might cause that Devil Fruit's power to transfer to nearby fruits, creating a completely new Devil Fruit..." Ortolan said with a wicked grin.
Rayleigh paused for a moment, looked at the unconscious Shiki, and then said, "So you mean you want to kill Shiki here and see if you can get his Float-Float Fruit?"
"That's right. The Float-Float Fruit is incredibly powerful, as everyone knows. If possible, I would certainly like to acquire such a powerful ability and use it to fight for justice," Ortolan said matter-of-factly.
Just as Ortolan and the others were discussing whether this method was reliable, the unconscious Shiki suddenly moved twice, then uttered some unintelligible murmurs and slowly opened his eyes.
Impel Down's Infinite Hell is always dark and damp.
At this moment, Shiki opened his eyes and saw this bright and colorful world, and his eyes showed a hint of excitement!
They're out!
After a long time, he finally left that damned hell of Impel Down and returned to this world!
"Oh? He's awake!" Fisher Tiger was sitting on a bar stool at the bar, holding a cocktail, when he saw that Shiki had woken up.
Upon hearing the sounds around him, Shiki immediately got up from the ground and looked around warily. He immediately saw Rayleigh and was about to speak when he saw Ortolan sitting next to Rayleigh!
Even though he had only met Ortolan once in his life, Shiki had never forgotten what the bastard looked like in the days and nights that followed.
"Damn Marines brats!!!" Shiki cursed angrily, wanting to fight back, but feeling powerless all over.
Upon closer inspection, good heavens, not a single piece of Seastone was missing from his body!
Then, he realized what was happening and glared angrily at Rayleigh, saying, "Rayleigh, why are you hanging out with this damned Marines? Have you forgotten who murdered Roger?"
"Hey, hey, hey, don't talk nonsense. When did I ever plot to kill Roger?" Ortolan glared at Shiki with great displeasure.
"With Roger's strength, how could you possibly have captured him without resorting to some underhanded means?!" Shiki said through gritted teeth.
"You can ask Roger these questions yourself when you get off the plane," Ortolan sneered.
Upon hearing this, Shiki showed no surprise; on the contrary, his initial anger gradually dissipated.
Even before he left Impel Down, he had already suspected something was amiss, a conspiracy. Now that he had met Ortolan, there was no need for further words; he knew he was doomed. These guys had gone to such lengths to get him out of Impel Down, only to give him his freedom?
How could that be?
Therefore, at this moment, Shiki already knew in his heart that his death was imminent.
But at this moment, Shiki showed no panic, no regret, and no fear. He slowly took two steps, came to the window, and looked out through the glass.
"The Sabaody Archipelago?" Shiki asked softly.
Ortolan had originally wanted to say a few sarcastic remarks to this bastard, but for some reason, after seeing Shiki's profile and the look of relief in Shiki's eyes, he swallowed his trash talk instead of uttering it.
Rayleigh refilled the empty glass on the table with drinks, stood up, walked to Shiki's side, and handed him his glass, saying, "Yes, Sabaody Archipelago. I live in seclusion here. This is my family's tavern. Try the drinks here; they're quite good..."
Shiki didn't stand on ceremony or stand on ceremony. Wearing shackles, he jingled as he took the wine glass that Rayleigh handed him. He first lowered his head to smell the aroma of the wine, a look of satisfaction flashing across his face. Then he drank the wine in one gulp, exhaled, and smacked his lips, saying with emotion, "It's not some kind of strong liquor... but at this moment, it has quite a unique flavor."
Then, before Rayleigh could say anything, Shiki looked out the window and said, "You guys, getting together to get me out of Impel Down, you must have some ulterior motive, wanting to use my identity or something else for some purpose... But none of that matters, just being able to get out of that place and see this world again, is all worth it..."
At that moment, Ortolan, holding a wine glass, walked to the window, looked at the scenery outside, and said softly, "We're not in a hurry. If you want to see more, you can look at the scenery before sunset..."
Shiki didn't respond to Ortolan's words, and his emotions didn't fluctuate much. He just stood quietly by the window, gazing out the window in a daze. After about five or six minutes, Shiki's empty pupils became lively again.
Then Shiki said, "No need. Why should one watch the sunset in life? The sky is just right now, it's the perfect time to close your eyes, isn't it?"
"Yes, it's getting dark..." Ortolan remarked.
"One last thing... give me a cigar!" Shiki stopped looking out the window, turned around with a flourish, sat down on the sofa, and said Haki.
"No cigars, but how about a cigarette?" Ortolan smiled, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, pulled one out, and tossed it to Shiki.
Shiki caught the cigarette out of thin air, looked at it, and laughed heartily, "Hahahaha, I never thought that in the end, I'd be smoking a cigarette with you bunch of bastard Marines bastards..."
After he put the cigarette in his mouth, Ortolan, disregarding his status, personally lit the cigarette with a lighter.
After exhaling a thick puff of smoke, Shiki leaned back on the sofa, relaxing his body. He slowly closed his eyes and whispered, "Let's do it..."
To avoid any external injuries that could cause excessive bleeding and alert others on Mary Geoise, Ortolan was prepared to take matters into his own hands and do it for Shiki.
Just as Ortolan's finger lightly touched Shiki's temple, Shiki suddenly asked, "By the way, one last question, you're not from the East Blue, are you?"
"Hahahaha..." After laughing loudly, Ortolan said, "Speaking of which, let me introduce myself, I am Bane Ortolan, Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral, and... the captain of the Big Mom Pirates... the Fifth Son of Charlotte Linlin. So don't worry, I was born in the New World."
"Linlin's Fifth Son?" Shiki suddenly opened his eyes, carefully examined Ortolan, and then Satori, "So it's you... the Child of the Beast... Hehehehe... I saw you when you were born. I was wondering why, but I always felt you had the air of someone I knew. So you're the son of someone I knew..."
After a hearty laugh, Shiki closed his eyes again and said, "Ending my life in your hands wouldn't be a disgrace to me..."
Ortolan remained silent, a burst of lightning erupting from his fingertips.
In 1504 of the Marine Era, Shiki the Golden Lion, who once Pirate Overlord the New World pirate world, died in the Sabaody Archipelago.